Broken Bonds Audiobook Novels & Stories

Clara’s pov “I think I broke it.” Theo looked up from the espresso machine, frowning. “Broke what?” “A bond. Not dampened. Broke.” I leaned both hands on the counter, still feeling the residual snap under my ribs like an echo. “There was a couple at the diner this morning. Shifters. The bond between them felt… wrong. Thin. Forced. Like someone had shoved them together for politics or convenience and the connection never took right. I only meant to quiet it the way I’ve been practicing. Instead it came apart.”

For her to be so sure. I wonder if aspects of the bond can die. Can we hurt and hurt so terribly that it eventually breaks apart? Pieces begin to chip away until there is not much left, and maybe then we are able to finish the job, to free ourselves from torment greater than any other. Aurora's bond is crumbling, and she must cut herself free before she and her baby become no more than rubble. "Mom?" I pace in the bedroom, wearing my pajamas. I hold my phone out in front of me as I switch it to the speakerphone.

He let out a broken sound—not quite a sob, not quite a laugh—and pulled her fully into his arms, burying his face in her neck. Behind them, the remnants of the Echo’s veil faded completely, leaving only silence. And then— The Fractured appeared at the edge of the restored corridor, staring at them with wide, almost horrified eyes. “What did you do?” they whispered, stepping closer. “Aria… Erevan… your bond… it’s not—” Aria lifted her head weakly from Erevan’s shoulder. “Not what?” The Fractured swallowed. “It’s not a bond anymore.”

“Talk to me. What did he do?” I shook my head, pulling Lila closer as another violent tremor ran through her body. “He didn’t just attack her,” I said, my voice low. “He attacked the bond. The structure of it. The thing holding her together.” Davian’s voice cut in, sharp and precise. “Then we rebuild it.” “It’s not that simple!” I snapped. Because I could feel it. Even without the bond fully intact, I could feel the absence. The missing pieces. The connection that had once anchored her now… fractured.

Then walked out. A silent threat. She was warning me: open your mouth, and I'll infect you myself. *** Two weeks later, Jack cornered me outside Moonshade Medical. "Sophia, come on—we need to talk. Why are you ending our mate bond like this? Can't we just sit down? Talk? Why take this to the Elders' Council? You really think Alice and I betrayed you?" "It’s time to go to work. I'll see you at the hearing." I coldly shook off Jack’s hand.Couldn't wait for the Elders to sever the bond.

When my father told me about everything Isaac had witnessed, I didn't feel touched or emotional at all. In fact, I was just speechless. When Sylvan and I were with him, Kaelen didn't appreciate us. Now he was pretending to be all sentimental? But at least under my father's protection, I had finally been able to sever my mate bond with Kaelen. And with that, I was free to live my own life. Thanks to my father, no one dared to call Sylvan an outsider or a bastard.

His voice was low, with a hesitation he did not quite hide. "Yes." He paused. "You sound... well." I smiled faintly. "Is that a problem?" The line went quiet. Every other time our bond had been dissolved, I called him again and again, crying, begging, needing him to promise he would come back. He used to say I was exhausting, that I made things harder for Vivian. Now that I was quiet, he seemed less sure of himself. "I thought you would be upset," he said. "People change." Silence settled between us again.

All I had to do was find a way to break the mating bond. It was not going to be an easy task especially considering the fact that they had two kids. Children cemented a bond and made it stronger. I was going to have to yank that bond apart once and for all, I did not have the patience to put them at loggerheads and watch as they broke the bond themselves. Waiting for them to break it could give Lucas an opportunity to be together. That was a lot of time spent together, the possibility of Noah and Hazel getting back together was also looming.

Or broken. Zayden’s grip tightened. “Aria—” His voice— Not steady anymore. The figure’s voice followed— Calm. Final. “Now we see,” it said, “what your bond was truly built on.” The light surged. The bond fractured. And something inside it Answered back. Not his. Not mine. Something else. And it spoke. From inside us. “Not enough.”

For the rest of the movie, their hands stayed that way. Hidden in the dark. Unspoken. Unbreakable. After the Movie When the lights came back on, they both slowly let go. Neither mentioned it. “That wasn’t that scary,” Tae Min said casually. “You’re lying.” They laughed. But as they exited the theater— Tae Min felt something strange. Like they were being watched. He turned slightly. A familiar figure disappeared behind a pillar. His chest tightened. No… it couldn’t be. He didn’t say anything.